Beethoven (1992)

Director:

Brian Levant

Writers:

John Hughes (written by) and
Amy Holden Jones (written by)

Release Date:

3 April 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

He'll grow on you.

Plot:

A slobbering St Bernard dog becomes the center of attention for a loving family but its vet secretly wants to kill him.

Plot Keywords:

Humor | Escapade | Life Changing | Barefoot | Dysfunctional Family

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Charles Grodin	...	George Newton
Bonnie Hunt	...	Alice Newton
Dean Jones	...	Herman Varnick, D.V.M.
Nicholle Tom	...	Ryce Newton
Christopher Castile	...	Ted Newton
Sarah Rose Karr	...	Emily Newton
Oliver Platt	...	Harvey
Stanley Tucci	...	Vernon
David Duchovny	...	Brad
Patricia Heaton	...	Brie
Robi Davidson	...	Mark
Laurel Cronin	...	Devonia Pest
O-Lan Jones	...	Biker Woman
Nancy Fish	...	Miss Grundel
Craig Pinkard	...	Homeless Man

Also Known As:

Beethoven: Story of a Dog (Australia) (cable TV title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Northern Lights Entertainment

Trivia:

Brian Levant took over as director just after the start of filming, replacing Steve Rash.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Beethoven dragged the table and George's obnoxious clients at the sidewalk down the street, the table had "skis" on it.

Quotes:

George Newton: My family likes you more than they like me! Why? All you do is drool and shed and eat!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Sopranos: In Camelot (#5.7)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Lady Marmelade

A really good little family film

I gotta say I love this movie, and usually dog films are not my type, but with Beethoven, its different.Well, this movie is really entertaining and is at times funny, and good.In a way it does not show the stereotypes of usual dog films, and when it does, they make it funny where its not dis likable.Also I found the dialog and its sense of sarcastic and secretive humor to be very funny and originally clever,(I say secretive because of the scene where Bonnie Hunts character spits in the lemonade, thats still makes me laugh).About the dialog (especially the scenes where there outside disusing the impact Beethoven made on their lives), is so well written, and very believable, its so cool.Also one of my favorite, if not my favorite thing about this film would be Bonnie Hunts character because she's so funny and believable, and i just live how she pulls her character off in a good way.However at times it did feel unreal, or at least stupid, and the whole bully aspect is just in a way a little to far and unreal.Also I gotta say since this is just for fun, there are some things that the characters would never do, or at least would would have been smarter about something than what they did on screen.Overall this movie is good, and is fun entertainment that really anybody can find at least some good out of. 8.3 out of 10 stars